diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 90c83c8130a..da38f32d560 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ jobs:
       name: pypi
       url: https://pypi.org/p/mne
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@v5
         with:
           name: dist
           path: dist
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index deff634aa03..b78825d7c9a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ jobs:
   pytest:
     name: '${{ matrix.os }} / ${{ matrix.kind }} / ${{ matrix.python }}'
     needs: style
-    timeout-minutes: 80
+    timeout-minutes: 85
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     defaults:
       run:
diff --git a/azure-pipelines.yml b/azure-pipelines.yml
index 31a0db70cec..d70e6864a1d 100644
--- a/azure-pipelines.yml
+++ b/azure-pipelines.yml
@@ -251,9 +251,9 @@ stages:
             3.10 pip:
               TEST_MODE: 'pip'
               PYTHON_VERSION: '3.10'
-            3.12 pip pre:
+            3.13 pip pre:
               TEST_MODE: 'pip-pre'
-              PYTHON_VERSION: '3.12'
+              PYTHON_VERSION: '3.13'
         steps:
           - task: UsePythonVersion@0
             inputs:
diff --git a/doc/install/installers.rst b/doc/install/installers.rst
index 9d480b27e4b..5a16cc2ca66 100644
--- a/doc/install/installers.rst
+++ b/doc/install/installers.rst
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ Platform-specific installers
         :class-content: text-center
         :name: install-linux
 
-        .. button-link:: https://github.com/mne-tools/mne-installers/releases/download/v1.10.0/MNE-Python-1.10.0_0-Linux.sh
+        .. button-link:: https://github.com/mne-tools/mne-installers/releases/download/v1.10.1/MNE-Python-1.10.1_0-Linux.sh
             :ref-type: ref
             :color: primary
             :shadow:
@@ -31,14 +31,14 @@ Platform-specific installers
 
         .. code-block:: console
 
-            $ sh ./MNE-Python-1.10.0_0-Linux.sh
+            $ sh ./MNE-Python-1.10.1_0-Linux.sh
 
 
     .. tab-item:: macOS (Intel)
         :class-content: text-center
         :name: install-macos-intel
 
-        .. button-link:: https://github.com/mne-tools/mne-installers/releases/download/v1.10.0/MNE-Python-1.10.0_0-macOS_Intel.pkg
+        .. button-link:: https://github.com/mne-tools/mne-installers/releases/download/v1.10.1/MNE-Python-1.10.1_0-macOS_Intel.pkg
             :ref-type: ref
             :color: primary
             :shadow:
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ Platform-specific installers
         :class-content: text-center
         :name: install-macos-apple
 
-        .. button-link:: https://github.com/mne-tools/mne-installers/releases/download/v1.10.0/MNE-Python-1.10.0_0-macOS_M1.pkg
+        .. button-link:: https://github.com/mne-tools/mne-installers/releases/download/v1.10.1/MNE-Python-1.10.1_0-macOS_M1.pkg
             :ref-type: ref
             :color: primary
             :shadow:
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ Platform-specific installers
         :class-content: text-center
         :name: install-windows
 
-        .. button-link:: https://github.com/mne-tools/mne-installers/releases/download/v1.10.0/MNE-Python-1.10.0_0-Windows.exe
+        .. button-link:: https://github.com/mne-tools/mne-installers/releases/download/v1.10.1/MNE-Python-1.10.1_0-Windows.exe
             :ref-type: ref
             :color: primary
             :shadow:
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ To remove the MNE-Python distribution provided by our installers above:
            .. code-block:: bash
 
                $ which python
-               /home/username/mne-python/1.10.0_0/bin/python
+               /home/username/mne-python/1.10.1_0/bin/python
                $ rm -Rf /home/$USER/mne-python
                $ rm /home/$USER/.local/share/applications/mne-python-*.desktop
 
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ To remove the MNE-Python distribution provided by our installers above:
            .. code-block:: bash
 
                $ which python
-               /Users/username/Applications/MNE-Python/1.10.0_0/.mne-python/bin/python
+               /Users/username/Applications/MNE-Python/1.10.1_0/.mne-python/bin/python
                $ rm -Rf /Users/$USER/Applications/MNE-Python  # if user-specific
                $ rm -Rf /Applications/MNE-Python              # if system-wide
 
diff --git a/mne/_fiff/tests/test_meas_info.py b/mne/_fiff/tests/test_meas_info.py
index b0150d00828..119829fce0a 100644
--- a/mne/_fiff/tests/test_meas_info.py
+++ b/mne/_fiff/tests/test_meas_info.py
@@ -953,6 +953,7 @@ def test_csr_csc(tmp_path):
     assert_array_equal(ct_read.toarray(), ct.toarray())
 
 
+@pytest.mark.slowtest
 @testing.requires_testing_data
 def test_check_compensation_consistency():
     """Test check picks compensation."""
@@ -1067,6 +1068,7 @@ def test_invalid_subject_birthday():
     assert "birthday" not in raw.info["subject_info"]
 
 
+@pytest.mark.slowtest
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     "fname",
     [
diff --git a/mne/forward/tests/test_make_forward.py b/mne/forward/tests/test_make_forward.py
index 0a6b86d60c1..6629dd0b3d1 100644
--- a/mne/forward/tests/test_make_forward.py
+++ b/mne/forward/tests/test_make_forward.py
@@ -431,6 +431,7 @@ def test_make_forward_solution_basic():
         make_forward_solution(fname_raw, fname_trans, fname_src, fname_bem_meg)
 
 
+@pytest.mark.slowtest
 @requires_openmeeg_mark()
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     "n_layers",
diff --git a/mne/tests/test_source_estimate.py b/mne/tests/test_source_estimate.py
index e4fa5a36b25..b64ba792a6c 100644
--- a/mne/tests/test_source_estimate.py
+++ b/mne/tests/test_source_estimate.py
@@ -1615,6 +1615,7 @@ def test_vol_adjacency():
     assert np.all(adjacency2.data == 1)
 
 
+@pytest.mark.slowtest
 @testing.requires_testing_data
 def test_spatial_src_adjacency():
     """Test spatial adjacency functionality."""
diff --git a/mne/utils/tests/test_config.py b/mne/utils/tests/test_config.py
index 7c4aa3c7bab..8d567583682 100644
--- a/mne/utils/tests/test_config.py
+++ b/mne/utils/tests/test_config.py
@@ -272,6 +272,7 @@ def _worker_update_config_loop(home_dir, worker_id, iterations=10):
     return worker_id
 
 
+@pytest.mark.slowtest
 def test_parallel_get_set_config(tmp_path: Path):
     """Test that uses parallel workers to get and set config.
 
diff --git a/tools/install_pre_requirements.sh b/tools/install_pre_requirements.sh
index 24e705e50d7..3ab8a424daa 100755
--- a/tools/install_pre_requirements.sh
+++ b/tools/install_pre_requirements.sh
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ python -m pip install $STD_ARGS pip setuptools packaging \
 	threadpoolctl cycler fonttools kiwisolver pyparsing pillow python-dateutil \
 	patsy pytz tzdata nibabel tqdm trx-python joblib numexpr \
 	"$QT_BINDING!=6.9.1" \
-	py-cpuinfo blosc2 hatchling "formulaic>=1.1.0"
+	py-cpuinfo blosc2 hatchling "formulaic>=1.1.0" \
+	pyarrow
 python -m pip uninstall -yq numpy
 echo "::endgroup::"
 echo "::group::Scientific Python Nightly Wheels"
@@ -29,12 +30,11 @@ python -m pip install $STD_ARGS --only-binary ":all:" --default-timeout=60 \
 	"matplotlib>=3.11.0.dev0" \
 	"pandas>=3.0.0.dev0" \
 	"dipy>=1.10.0.dev0" \
-	"pyarrow>=20.0.0.dev0" \
 	"tables>=3.10.3.dev0" \
 	"statsmodels>=0.15.0.dev697" \
 	"h5py>=3.13.0"
 echo "::endgroup::"
-
+# No "pyarrow>=22.0.0.dev0" because of https://github.com/apache/arrow/issues/47308
 # No Numba because it forces an old NumPy version
 
 echo "::group::VTK"